Toy cannon



Nov. 17, 1931. s. 1. BERGER TOY CANNON Filed July 3. 1930 I N VEN TOR.

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Patented Nov. 1?, 1931 UNITED STATES SAMUEL I. BERGER, or NEWARK, NEWJERSEY j TOY cannon} I Application filed July 3, 1936. Serial no.465,524.

This invention relates to toy cannons or similar articles, such as cappistols or the like, and more particularlyto the trigger and hammerconstruction of such toy devices.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a toy cannon or thelike, with a pivotally mounted hammer and a similarly mounted trigger,in cooperative relation with each other under the influence of a singlespring.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy cannon with atrigger and hammer arrangement of the nature referred to, together witha piston-like expeller connected to the hammer in such a manner so as toproject a projectile from the cannon when the said hammer is released tofire off a cap.

Another object is to produce a device of the character described inwhich themaximum simplicity of construction and opera tion is secured.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of theimprovements is better understood, the invention consistingsubstantially in the novel arrangement and corelation of parts hereinfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinsimilar reference characters are used to describe correpsonding partsthroughout the several views, and then finally pointed out andspecifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventiveconcept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the in vention isnot to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and thelatter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather thana restrictive standpoint.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety ofmechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of illustration,is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is alongitudinally sectional view through a cannon embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the trigger and hammer combination.

Referring now to the drawings in detail 5 indicates the truck portion'ofmy improved toy cannon. ..:Rotatably mounted 'in' the said I truck-5 isa cross shaft 6 to which: there 1s secured a pair of groundengagingwheels 7 for supporting and] propelling the-toy along the ground. v VSecured to the upper front portion'of the truck'5 is-a housing or frame8 which in turn supports on across pin 9 the body portion of a cannon10.

Pivotally mounted on a pin 11 in the truck5 is an arm 12 provided at itsupper end with a hammer head 13 and at its lower end with an endprojection 14 and side projections 15. Abutting the said projection 14and located between the lugs or pro- 7 jections 15-is a flat metalspring 16, which at its "forward'end is anchored to the truck 5 as at17. Somewhat tothe rear of the anchoragel7 is an opening 18 forpivotally receiving abent over car 19 of a trigger arm 20 provided witha lip 21 adaptedto engagethe hammer arm*=12 when the said hammer armeisin the extended or firingposition,the-said trigger and hammer arm beingmain'tain'ed'in the said position by the tension of the spring 16. r v 1The rear of. he cannon 10 is provided with an angularly disposed dishedplate 25 adapt ed to receive a paper percussion cap. The said rearportion is also provided with a slot 26through. which passes a rod 27pivotally mounted on a pin 28 in the hammer arm 12, and :provided at itsforward end with a head-29 which fits loosely in the bore of the cannon10.

A front plate 30 through which the cannon '10 projects is secured to theforward end of the truck 5 and has punched therein an opening 31 so thatby sighting through the said opening and through the rearjthereof, thecannon. may be" properly pointed at some object.

To operate the cannon the hammer arm is drawn back to the Figure 1position, a. cap is inserted into the plate 25 and the trigger arm '20is depressed far enough for the lip 21 to come below the top of theopening 35 in the hammer arm 12 and permit same to be operated by thespring 16 to .100

strike the cap in the plate 25. The rod 27 passes through an opening 35ain the hammer arm 12 and is pivoted to the sidewalls thereof in thehammer arm 12. It will be seen that simultaneously with the strikingmovement of the hammer, the rod 27 earrying the head 29 is also carriedforward and any projectilewhich may be inserted into the bore of thecannon, will be expelled therefrom by the said headed rod or expeller.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple yeteflicienthammer and trigger arrangement for toy can nons or the like,comprising a pivotally mounted trigger, a similarly mounted hammer armand a single spring for controlling and operating the said trigger andhammer.

Having described my invention, what I claim: as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patent is:] I

1. A hammer and trigger mechanism for toy firing arms, comprising asupport, a slottedrarm. pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on thesaid support, a hammer at one end of the arm, a projection at theopposite end of the arm, a pivotally mounted trigger passing through theslot in the hammer arm, a'lip on the trigger normally in engagement withthe hammer arm, and a leaf spring secured at one end to the support andin engagement with and exerting a tension against the projection at theopposite end of the said hammer arm, and against the trigger.

2. A toy cannon, comprising a supporting truck, a slotted arm pivotallymounted intermediateits ends on the said truck, a cap hammer at one endof the said arm, a projection at the opposite end of the hammer arm, aleafspring secured at one end tothe truck and at its opposite end.in'engagement with the projection on'the hammer arm, a trigger pivotallymounted on the truck and extending through the slot in the hammer arm, alip on the trigger 1n engagement with the hammer arm, a cap holder onthe cannon, and an expeller secured to the said arm and extendingthrough the bore of the cannon for the purpose specified.

3.v A hammer and trigger mechanism for toy firing arms, comprising asupport, a slotted hammer arm pivotally mounted thereon, asimilarlymounted trigger passing through the slot, a lip on the triggerin operative engagement with the-hammer arm, and a spring in directengagement with the; trigger and hammer arm.-

SAMUEL I. BERGER.

